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"She's so very... I don't care"

i've been working on "she's so very..." since 2000, but didn't publish an issue until the summer of 2002. i recently printed up my 11th issue and am working on number 12 and other projects. i've also published one mini zine titled "be bubbly in public!"

"she's so very..." is a perzine, i write about all aspects of my life, including but not limited to: love, loss, obsessions, mental health, abortion, rape, sexuality, pornography, being boy crazy, pop culture - especially music and television shows and have started branching out into interviews as well.

i live in bloomington, indiana and i work at a community mental health center with adults who are chronically and seriously mentally ill; i help them manage all aspects of their lives, depending on their specific needs. i was the singer for JERK ALERT! but have no musical projects on the horizon at this time, although i hope that a drum set will be in my future! i also recently purchased some turntables and will finally be able to DJ freely around bloomington.

issue 12 was released on 3/24/2009!

issue number twelve.$1.00 ppd by mail$1.35 by paypal1.8 ounces34 half sized pages.text and photographs.photograph on cover found in an antique shop outside of Athens, Georgia.summer/fall/winter (june - december) 2008.

Every issue of "she's so very..." deals with my life and often follows along in a diary like format. I continue in issue 12 with recurrent themes of sexuality, relationships, pregnancy fear and body image. I also write about the release of an LP, the death of JERK ALERT and our last tour; trying new things and planning for the future; building strong friendships and letting go of crappy friends; and of course my many celebrity and pop culture obsessions, including my discovery of Twilight, seeing the Toadies and Margaret Cho in the same weekend. I've also included an interview I did with Le Tigre back in 2000!

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We invite you to take part in the First International Exhibition "ZINESHOW" in Ukraine. Participation is free. Any technique. Any theme and format. No return. Deadline: 15/04/2013. Exhibition on the blog http://zineshow.blogspot.com All works will be exhibited also in the gallery "tymutopiyapres" http://tymutopiyapres.blogspot.com is not a commercial gallery. Welcomed but not "necessarily" summary of your zine or about you or your creative work (this is necessary for further elucidation of the project and possible documentation). Zines for the exhibition please send air mail: "Zineshow" A/C 9875, Sadivnycha 19/1, 79038, Lviv, Ukraine.

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